ignite

Example Sentences

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Those launches helped ignite strong interest in the category among Chinese consumers.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026

In these regions, practices such as draining peatlands for agriculture, clearing forests, and converting land for development have made peat soils far more likely to ignite.

From Science Daily • Mar. 19, 2026

When Chalamet recently said "no-one cares" about ballet or opera any more, he clearly wasn't expecting people to care enough about the remarks to ignite a furore.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

In October Polish and Romanian authorities said they thwarted a Russian plot to send incendiary packages through a Ukrainian courier service, including devices intended to ignite in Bucharest.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

Unlike eagles, humans could choose when and where to ignite a flame, and they were able to exploit fire for any number of tasks.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari